13 Environment · 13.3 Climate change science

13.3.5 Mitigation: carbon sequestration, carbon markets and India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme

Mitigation means cutting emissions or pulling CO2 out of the air; carbon markets put a price on emissions, and India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (2023) builds a domestic market for this.

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Key terms

  • mitigation
  • net zero
  • carbon sequestration
  • blue carbon
  • CCS
  • CCUS
  • direct air capture
  • carbon credit
  • cap and trade
  • carbon footprint
  • CCTS
  • Indian Carbon Market
  • BEE
  • PAT
  • CBAM

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